Jackets Vote, a program of the Link Center, and Braver Angels are inviting all to attend a community workshop called ‘Skills for Disagreeing Better’ on Thursday, November 21 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm in the Yellowjacket Union Great Rooms. This event is supported by the Center for Continuing Education. 

Free parking & hors d’oeuvres provided.  

To register, please go click this link –  https://web.cvent.com/event/4ead4503-ce8a-45ba-89bf-2aea6c0c58e9/summary

Questions? Please reach out to link@uwsuper.edu  

In this polarized time, we lack basic understanding of why people on the other political side hold their beliefs. We don’t see them as they see themselves–their core values and central concerns–but instead as we choose to see them. We are tempted to regard our own side as principled and the other side as self-interested. When we try to communicate across this gap, we often lack the skills for listening carefully, looking for common ground, and sharing our perspectives in ways that connect rather than create more misunderstanding. We can learn to disagree better in polarized times, which means accurately seeing where we differ and where we share common ground. 

Goals  

• More understanding of the values and concerns of people who differ from you politically 

• Better skills for listening in a way so that the other person feels heard 

• Better skills for sharing viewpoints in a way the other person might hear — even if they disagree
  

Jackets Vote, the Link Center and UW-Superior are nonpartisan and neither endorse nor oppose any political party, candidate, or viewpoint. This is a nonpartisan voter education event and program for UW-Superior and the surrounding community.